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Program Description
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Aims of the Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Graduate Program \u201cMolecular Basis of Human Diseases\u201d started its operation in 2003.<\/p>\n

The objective is to promote translational research by bridging the gap between basic scientists and clinical doctors. The emphasis of the curriculum is on the molecular basis of human diseases, the diagnostics and therapies. The program has been organized in accordance with international standards for graduate education and capitalizes on the knowledge that has been acquired from the human sequencing project and on the progress that has been made in biomedical sciences both at basic and clinical level.<\/p>\n

From its start, the Program aimed at:<\/p>\n

a) The education of young physicians and biomedical scientists in the technological and research developments through lectures from experts in their fields;
b) The practical training of students in state of the art technologies;
c) Getting experience in original basic and translational research in the laboratories of the Medical School and the collaborating faculty, and
d) The training of the students in writing research proposals.<\/p>\n

In order to achieve these goals, the Program secured collaborations with prominent scientists in Greece and abroad. \u0395xtroversion is the core of our Program. It was the first and only Graduate Program in Greece that put emphasis on the molecular and cellular basis of human diseases and on the importance of translational research and the first that used English as its official language.<\/p>\n

We expect to have dedicated students aiming to pursue high quality theoretical studies and research in the field of biomedical research, willing to work intensively two years.<\/p>\n

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Program Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

-The graduate courses and their instructors are evaluated annually by the graduate students in order to make adjustments and improvements in the beginning of each academic year.
-The Program is also evaluated every five years by an external evaluation committee.<\/p>\n

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Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n

-The Program has secured scholarships for the best students in each academic year.
-The Faculty of the Program provides continuing support and mentoring in order for the students to pursue their goals.<\/p>\n

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The Graduate Program \u201cMolecular Basis of Human Diseases\u201d at the University of Crete is in its 21st year of operation! It originally started in 2003-2004 under the title \u201cCellular and Genetic Etiology, Diagnosis and Therapy of Human Diseases\u201d. In 2013, after its first decade of operation, the name changed to the current title. The Program is continuously evolving following the needs of the graduate education, the recommendations of the External Evaluation Committees and following the laws governing graduate education of the Greek state. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Program has been organized in accordance with international standards for graduate education and capitalizes on the knowledge that has been acquired from the progress in biomedical sciences, both at the basic and the clinical level. The major strength of the Program is its human potential (Faculty of the University of Crete Medical School and collaborating Institutions).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Program provides training opportunities in the field of biomedical sciences, accepting graduates from the Departments of Health and Biological Sciences as well as from other related scientific fields (Chemistry). The aim of the Program is to promote translational research by bridging the gap between basic scientists and clinical doctors. In order to pursue this aim, the Program is organized to provide basic and translational science training, emphasizing on the curriculum of the molecular\/cellular basis of human diseases, as well as the current diagnostics and therapies. The Program combines clinical with basic science to investigate the molecular basis and the pathogenesis of human diseases and gives the opportunity to its graduate students to do high quality original research in top research laboratories of Greece and abroad, with significant contributions in research.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The discoveries of novel genes, molecular pathways and mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of human diseases have revolutionized medicine during the last 25 years. The knowledge acquired by the application of novel technology and scientific developments has generated new biomarkers and therapeutic approaches for many diseases. Personalized medicine and molecular signatures are now available for therapeutic decisions, improving the prognosis in many diseases. Nevertheless, still many unmet needs exist, both in the diagnostic\/prognostic and therapeutic field, posing novel questions in the research field.\u00a0 From the start, the Program aimed at: a) Educating young physicians and biomedical scientists in the technological and research developments through lectures from experts in their fields; b) The practical training of students in state-of-the-art technologies; c) The conductance of original basic and translational research in the laboratories of the Medical School and the collaborating Faculty; and d) The training of the students in writing review papers and research proposals. To achieve these goals, the Program secured collaborations with prominent scientists in Greece and abroad and still remains amongst the few programs in Greece that allows the conductance of MSc thesis research in collaborating labs abroad. Our Program was the first and only Graduate Program in Greece that put emphasis on human diseases at the molecular\/cellular level, with final aim to translate basic research as a tool to solve clinical problems. It was the first graduate program that used English as its official language.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Program awards Master\u2019s degree in \u201cMolecular Basis of Human Disease\u201d. From its start (2003-2004) to 2022-2023, 179 out of 183 enrolled students acquired a Master\u2019s
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